The main reason youngins don't automatically throw Black Thought's name out, like some others, in general greatest emcee discussions, is because of the fact that industry nikkas/rappers really hated The Roots back in the day, and all conspired to make sure their contributions to hip hop never reached "relevant" discussions.
Hence their superb early/mid career albums being largely forgotten or unheard by hip hop fans of today.
The reason they hated The Roots is because they made top shelf, upper echelon hip hop while violating all of the unwritten rules of hip hop music production.
And in the midst of that, you had Black Thought steadily building quite possibly the greatest emcee portfolio in hip hop history.
I recommend anybody unfamiliar with The Roots albums (especially their early/mid career ones) to go back and listen to the work Black Thought put in.
People sleeping on The Roots are also unknowingly sleeping on possibly the greatest emcee to ever pick up a mic, as well as possibly the greatest front to back hip hop album ever made in Illadelph Halflife.
Hence their superb early/mid career albums being largely forgotten or unheard by hip hop fans of today.
The reason they hated The Roots is because they made top shelf, upper echelon hip hop while violating all of the unwritten rules of hip hop music production.
And in the midst of that, you had Black Thought steadily building quite possibly the greatest emcee portfolio in hip hop history.
I recommend anybody unfamiliar with The Roots albums (especially their early/mid career ones) to go back and listen to the work Black Thought put in.
People sleeping on The Roots are also unknowingly sleeping on possibly the greatest emcee to ever pick up a mic, as well as possibly the greatest front to back hip hop album ever made in Illadelph Halflife.